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SITE WORK: Shawmut Design and Construction Senior Superintendent Jessica Spivey oversees the ongoing wellness center and residence hall project at Brown University. / COURTESY SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Shawmut Design and Construction is a major player in expanding Rhode...

Business Services 09/16/2020

PBN FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2020 $75M AND ABOVE 1. Shawmut Design and Construction CEO (or equivalent): Les Hiscoe 2019 Revenue: $149 million 2017 Revenue: $99.3 million Revenue growth: 50.1% WHILE...

I-195 district development continues through coronavirus pandemic

Real Estate 05/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Several key projects overseen by the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission are progressing despite the coronavirus pandemic, the commission’s executive director said recently. They...

NEW DESIGN: The staff at Loft LLC, an industrial design company, has recently pivoted its work to designing and building contactless COVID-19 testing trailers for use by the National Guard. From left, Scott Noh, product design; Jeanette Numbers, co-founder; Nari Shin, designer/textile specialist. In the background is David Baker, director of engineering. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Startup shake-up: Entrepreneurs scramble to revamp business plans

Coronavirus 05/29/2020

Like many college seniors, biomedical student Abbie Kohler and engineering student Greg Fine were disheartened to have their final semester suddenly cut short and...

OPEN HOUSE: Sebastian Sheng, left, a first-year graduate student in PRIME, or program in innovation management and entrepreneurship at Brown University, speaks with, from left, Brown sophomores Isamella Espinosa, international relations major; Olivia Tulkoff, public policy major; and Jack Schaeffer, applied math and economics major, at the university’s Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship during an open house to kick off the fall semester.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. has a robust entrepreneurial community, but can it do more...

Cover Story 09/27/2019

For a small state, Rhode Island punches above its weight when it comes to producing promising startups and organizations that help nurture and fund...

A GUIDED TOUR will be offered at Providence’s new Cambridge Innovation Center next month. / RENDERINGS BY AYERS SAINT GROSS/COURTESY CIC

Providence CIC invites entrepreneurs, innovators for guided tour

Technology 07/30/2019

PROVIDENCE — Following a ribbon-cutting at its home last month at the $88-million Wexford Innovation Center, the Cambridge Innovation Center will offer a guided...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO cuts the ribbon for the recently completed Wexford Innovation Center in the I-195 Redevelopment District of Providence on Wednesday. From left: Brown University President Christina H. Paxson; I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Chairman Robert Davis; Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey; Brian Dacey, Cambridge Innovation Center; Mayor Jorge O. Elorza; Raimondo; Wexford Science and Technology CEO Jim Berens; Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor; and City Council President Sabina Matos. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Officials celebrate Wexford Innovation Center ribbon-cutting

Economic Activity 07/17/2019

PROVIDENCE – A ribbon-cutting for the Wexford Innovation Center was held Wednesday afternoon, officially marking the completion of the landmark I-195 Redevelopment District project. The...

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing before the Downtown Design Review Committee in Providence on the proposal for the Hope Point tower by developer Jason Fane, president of The Fane Organization. From left, Fane; his sister Daria Fane, vice president of The Fane Organization; and their architect, Gianni Ria, director of design, IBI Group. In the foreground recommending denial of the project is City Councilman Seth Yurdin.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Where’s the market for Hope Point?

Cover Story 04/26/2019

How high can the Hope Point tower climb? Its size has fueled doubters who say it won’t fit in, leading to extensive government review...

A BILL INTRODUCED by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, that would give greater power to the state to direct projects on state-owned land, will now move to the Senate for a vote. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Ruggerio eyes speedier development

Hot Topic 04/19/2019

The power of cities and towns to block, or even shape, development they don’t like could be dramatically altered under an economic-development bill introduced...